| Instrumental wedding music encompasses any | | | | Violin soloist - Nice for prelude music or for a solo |
| wedding music that is played on instruments, rather | | | | during the ceremony. |
| than sung. This includes a lot of different instruments | | | | |
| and many combinations of instruments. The style of | | | | Guitar soloist - A backyard wedding would be a nice |
| wedding that you are planning will dictate the musical | | | | format for a guitar soloist. |
| instruments you choose. | | | | Brass quintet - An elegant addition to the ceremony |
| Organ - This is the most common instrument used | | | | and probably less expensive than a string quartet. |
| for weddings, especially church weddings. All of the | | | | Woodwind quintet - Great for a traditional church |
| wedding music can be played on nothing but organ, | | | | ceremony, but this group works well in a garden |
| from the prelude to the postlude, and everything in | | | | setting or a more casual format. |
| between. A big pipe organ is a wonderful sound, but | | | | Flute quartet or quintet - Perhaps more easily located |
| even small organs can be set for the large pipe organ | | | | than the other quartets or quintets, this is a lovely |
| sound. | | | | accompaniment to any wedding, and especially so for |
| Piano - The piano can substitute for the organ, | | | | a garden or backyard setting. |
| although not nearly so majestic. An electric piano | | | | Flute soloist - A lovely feature at any wedding, from |
| might be an better choice, because it will have a | | | | a large church wedding to exchanging vows on the |
| sound bank so that you can select pipe organ for the | | | | beach. A single flutist can play all of the music for |
| processional and recessional, violin or flute for prelude | | | | your wedding or the soloist can be featured as |
| music, strings for vocal accompaniments, and many | | | | prelude music. A vocal solo with flute obligato is very |
| other choices. | | | | beautiful, also. |
| String quartet - For upscale weddings, nothing says | | | | Harpist - Another elegant musical soloist, but like the |
| class like a string quartet. Most string quartets can | | | | string quartet, quite expensive. Harpists are not easily |
| play the entire wedding music format from start to | | | | available, but their music is absolutely heavenly. |
| finish. Be prepared to shell out big bucks for this | | | | Of course, more than one type of instrumental |
| ensemble, though. | | | | wedding music can be used in your wedding. How |
| Trumpet soloist - If you're adding just one instrument | | | | about a string quartet for the prelude, a trumpet and |
| to the organ, a trumpet soloist is a wonderful | | | | organ playing the Trumpet Voluntary for the |
| addition to the bride's processional. The Trumpet | | | | processional, a flute and singer for a solo during the |
| Voluntary (naturally) by Jeremiah Clark is an excellent | | | | wedding, and a brass quintet with organ for the |
| selection. | | | | recessional? |
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